# Incident 20000614032169I: Doug DC982, Newark, NJ, June 14, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2000, 04:45 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16884, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16884-2000-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614032169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)CONTINENTAL MECHANIC WAS STARTING AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCNE OPS CHECK ON #2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DISCREPANCY. START UP OF #1 ENGINE, ACCELERATED TO HIGH POWER, AIRCRAFT JUMPED CHOCKS AND RAN INTO TRERMINAL "C" GATE 115.  DAMAGE WAS TO THE NOSE DOME, TOP LEFT OF COCKPIT CAVED IN.  RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE 6/8 FOOT GASH AFT OF FORWARD PRESS BULKHEAD.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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